Category Archives: NCD News

Darius Rucker performed a cover of Randy Travis’ “Forever and Ever, Amen” on CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special on June 3. Penned by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, “Forever and Ever, Amen” is featured on Randy’s 1987 sophomore album, Always & Forever. Randy scored a No. 1 single with tune…… MORE

Thomas Rhett performed his new single, “Be a Light,” on CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special on June 3. Thomas Rhett co-penned the song with Josh Miller, Josh Thompson and Matt Dragstrem. TR and the song’s collaborators have been donating all proceeds from “Be a Light” to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief…… MORE

Alan Jackson has been forced to reschedule his two upcoming Small Town Drive-In concerts in Alabama due to the threat of a tropical storm off of the Gulf Coast. The first show, which was scheduled to take place on June 5 in Cullman, Ala., on the open-field site of the Rock the South festival has…… MORE

Mickey Guyton released a powerful new ballad, “Black Like Me,” at midnight on June 2. Co-penned by Mickey, Nathan Chapman, Emma Davidson-Dillon and Fraser Churchill, “Black Like Me” addresses racial inequality in America—delivered with soaring vocals from one of the few minority artists in the country genre. “It’s Here!!!!” says Mickey, in part, via Instagram.…… MORE

Garth Brooks’ rescheduled date on his Stadium Tour in Cincinnati has been postponed. Garth’s show in Cincinnati at Paul Brown Stadium was originally slated for May 16. In March, the date was rescheduled for June 27 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the June 27 date has been postponed. The new date has not been…… MORE

Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher open up about their faith, love, family, marriage, friendship and more in a new four-part digital short film, Mike and Carrie: God & Country. Episode 1 of the four-part weekly series was released on May 27 via iamsecond.com, a nonprofit that features athletes and entertainers “who have found hope…… MORE

From artists and honorees to TV stations and times, here’s everything a country music fan needs to know about CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special. Date: June 3 Time: 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT Location: Virtual Television Stations: CMT, Paramount Network, Pop TV, TV Land Performers and Participants: Blake Shelton,…… MORE

Nashville guitar icon Jimmy Capps has died at the age of 81. Jimmy was a member of the Musicians Hall of Fame (2014) and a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry’s house band. Jimmy was a sought-after session musician who performed on hundreds of songs, including The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira,” Tammy Wynette’s “Stand…… MORE

In recognition of Blackout Tuesday on June 2, Nash Country Daily is pausing the commentary to bring you messages of unity directly from the country music community. All photos will appear without color. Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey via Instagram “Some thoughts from @mtramsey – Just a few short months ago, I watched as beauty arose…… MORE

In recognition of Blackout Tuesday on June 2, Nash Country Daily is pausing the commentary to bring you messages of unity directly from the country music community. All photos will appear without color. Kip Moore via Instagram “To the black community…I’m Srry that you’ve screamed for so long about feeling oppressed and it’s fallin on…… MORE